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Dominick Laruccia, Jr. is a multifaceted individual that has been active in the fields of music, organic chemistry and art. Laruccia was born in Queens, NY on May 25, 1929 to Palmyra Laruccia and Dominic Laruccia, Sr. Dominick was last known to be living in Whitestone, New York. At an early age he displayed a curious genius about the world around him. Those who knew him called hin "il genio." His musical career began in secondary school as a flutist. At the age of 18 he was a guest soloist at Carnegie Hall and performed the Mozart Concerto in D. THere are some recording attributed to him in the NY City Library. In 1950 Laruccia attended the Music Academy of the West. THere he met a the renowned violinist Camilla Wicks and soprano.names ??? Mr. Laruccia attended University of Berkley, California c1955 and graduated with a degree in organic chemistry.

February 14, 2009 Victor Laruccia Hi Michael, nice to hear from you. Yes, Dominick is my first cousin, his dad & mine were brothers. I haven't heard from anyone in that part of the family for a really long time, so perhaps you know more than I do. His brother Rolph lived in Ohio, and I think his sister Antonette lived in NY, but they were all quite a bit older than I, & I'm now pretty ancient. The last time I heard anything about Dominick was in the late 60's, when my mother told me that his mother had come out to California to bring him back to NY. There are a number of other Laruccia's in NY, people I've never met nor even heard of but who contacted me through Facebook, and they said our grandparents were brothers. I doubt they know much about Dominick either.

We do have a cousin in Buenos Aires who has tried to keep up with the Laruccia's from there, even though Dominick Sr. never lived there with his brothers & sisters (Dominick Sr. moved to NY before the rest of his family moved to BA). Perhaps she knows something. If you like, I can write her & ask what if anything she knows.

Sorry this isn't more helpful in locating Dominick, but let me know if you yourself learn anything. Also if you want me to contact our Buenos Aires cousin.

Victor Laruccia